Ė. (Ėduard) Napravnik
Eduard Francevič Naprávnik (Russian: Эдуа́рд Фра́нцевич Напра́вник; 24 August 1839 – 10 November 1916) was a Czech conductor and composer. Nápravník settled in Russian Empire and is best known for his leading role in Russian musical life as the principal conductor of the Imperial Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg for many decades. In that capacity, he conducted the premieres of many operas by Russian composers, including those by Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky and Rimsky-Korsakov. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Býšť (village in Pardubice District of Pardubice region), Died November 10, 1916 (Saint Petersburg (federal city and former capital of Russia) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1905 - 1930
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | XVE-01855 | 10-in. | 5/18/1928 | Give me oblivion | Sergeĭ Lemeshev | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | XVE-01889 | 10-in. | 5/27/1928 | Doubrovsky | Russian String Quartet | String quartet | composer | |
| Brunswick | E32409 | 10-in. | 3/27/1930 | Otdai mne zabvenje rodnaja | Aleksandr Vikinskiĭ | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Gramophone | CF1646 | 12-in. | 4/24/1928 | The song of the nightingale | Ettore Panizza ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
| Gramophone | 2680½c | 12-in. | 10/19/1912 | O give me oblivion | Dmitriĭ Alekseevich Smirnov | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Gramophone | 2825L | 10-in. | 1905 | Cradle song | M. A. Michailova | Soprano vocal solo, with cello obbligato and piano | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Napravnik, Ė. (Ėduard)," accessed December 27, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104799.
Napravnik, Ė. (Ėduard). (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 27, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104799.
"Napravnik, Ė. (Ėduard)." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 27 December 2025.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Eduard Nápravník
Discogs: Ė. (Ėduard) Napravnik
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Napravnik, Ė. (Ėduard), 1839-1916 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85024316
Wikidata: Eduard Nápravník - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1289468
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/69122937
MusicBrainz: Eduard Nápravník - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/c79d5892-374c-4912-b208-f4ea290b821c
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/161584 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/161584
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